Brioche

Ingredients

• 21 g yeast (1/2 cube)
• 1 tsp Honey
• 3 tbsp lukewarm milk (3.5% fat)
• 250 g butter
• 500 g wheat flour type 1050
• 4 eggs
• 1 pinch salt
• 2 egg yolks

Instructions

1. 1.

   Dissolve yeast and honey in 3 tbsp lukewarm milk. In a pot, melt butter and let it cool slightly.

2. 2.

   Add flour, eggs, salt, yeast mixture, and melted butter to a bowl and knead with a hand mixer’s dough hook until smooth. Cover and let rise in a warm place for about 1 hour.

3. 3.

   Shape the dough into a long roll, divide into 20 equal small balls. Place the large balls in molds, press a shallow indentation in the center. Beat egg yolk and brush over the balls; insert the small balls inside and coat the brioche with remaining yolk. Let rise again for 15 minutes.

4. 4.

   Bake in a preheated oven at 200°C (180°C fan; gas: level 3) on the second rack from below for about 15–20 minutes. Remove the brioche, carefully lift them out of the molds, and let cool slightly on a wire rack.